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Choosing A Domain Name
You can purchase a domain name
through various domain name registrars online.
Go to:
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Follow Up Selling Via Email Examples of promoting yourself via email:
Auto Responders Some examples of how companies use auto-responders are:
It is
important that any auto-responder reply is professional and well-formatted
otherwise it will not be effective. Take care in testing every
auto-responder you set up. Many web hosting packages come with an
unlimited supply of auto-responders.
E-zine
Advertising
Article Submissions
www.hitstosales.com
www.cj.com/
www.webword.com
www.recommend-it.com
www.zonaresearch.com
http://get.hitbox.com/cgi-bin/getit.cgi?hb&hb_intro
www.marketingtips.com
www.linkpopularity.com
www.netpromote.com
www.searchenginewatch.com
www.targeting.com
www.webplaces.com
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Top Off-Line Web Site Promotion Tips1. Put your web address/URL everywhere! It is as important as your phone number.
2. Take out small ads in national and local publications that reach your target audience. Advertise your primary products and lead people to your site for more information. 3. Send a press release to the appropriate media about what you have done. 4. Submit articles to print publications that reach your target audience. 5. Write letters to the editor of your local paper and national magazines. 6. Get to know the business editor of your local newspaper and talk to him/her about doing a story about your Internet-based business. 7. Be a quest on a talk radio show that discusses your business topics.
A few other tips suggested by
Paul Carney of
www.ishot.com
1 . Chamber of Commerce meetings are great place to meet mew customers.2. Leave your brochure everywhere. Even in the bank drive-up window box after doing your transaction. 3. Tuck brochures in the magazines at the doctor's office, car repair customer area - anywhere there are magazines for people to read. 4. Have the back window of your vehicle lettered with your company's name, phone number and URL. Paul said this was very effective for him. ("For less than $100.00, I got $1,000's of dollars of business. What else do people have to do when sitting in traffic?")
Why should you do all of the promotion yourself when you can have a virtual army of salespersons sending traffic to your site day and night? No matter what you are selling, there are other netrepreneurs who will eagerly promote it for you on their web sites and in their e-zines in exchange for a "piece of the action." By simply placing a link on their web sites to your sales site, affiliates can earn commissions without any of the "headaches" that normally go with operating a business such as: shipping, help desks, inventory control or charge-backs. Setting up your own affiliate program is simple. To learn more about it, here's a link to 50+ pages of "killer" articles on: why an affiliate/associate program is the hottest and fastest way to explode traffic and sales on your web site. Click on: #
STRATEGY #2 -- START YOUR OWN NEWSLETTER Stay in touch with all of your visitors and customers with your own newsletter. A newsletter is one of the best and cheapest ways for you to build rapport, announce specialoffers and keep that profit pipeline filled with a never-ending supply of sales. If you would like to get some great ideas for quickly growing your opt-in e-mail list, we suggest you read "7 Easy-To-Do Action Steps For Attracting Hundreds Of New Subscribers And Growing Your Opt-in E-mail List" at #/newsletter/issue49/page1.html
STRATEGY #3 -- PAY-PER-CLICK SEARCH ENGINE LISTINGS With the right bidding strategies, you can pull in exactlythe type of targeted visitors you want for only a few centsper keyword. To get maximum traffic from the pay-per-click search engines for minimum cost, we recommend you read: 1) "Increase Your Site Traffic With The Pay-Per-Click Search Engines And Ensure You Always Profit Using These 3 Simple Formulas" # 2) "Scoop Up Inexpensive & Neglected Traffic Streams In The Pay-Per-Click Search Engines With These 3 Simple Bidding Strategies" #
STRATEGY #4 -- BUY ADVERTISING DIRT CHEAP The key points to get the most bang for your advertising buck are to: (1) carefully select where you place your ads; and (2) hone your message specifically to your target Internet community.
Your
advertising options include: Also, if you have your own newsletter, consider swapping ads with other publishers. Many netrepreneurs will be open to these shared beneficial arrangements. When searching for e-zines that serve your potential buyers, you'll find the following resources helpful:
B)
Banner Advertising
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the free tool we share with you at the end ofStrategy #5 to help decide
whether or not a particular site is worth purchasing ad space on by
learning how much traffic they receive, how many links are pointed into
their site, their contact information, and much
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Classified Ads It places your ad in more than a thousand classified ad databases and on over one hundred thousand mirrored classified sites in a matter of seconds with the simple touch of a button. Visit # to learn more.
STRATEGY #5 -- FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 1) INCREASED RANKINGS IN THE SEARCH ENGINES. As other sites (related to your site's theme) link to your site,the search engines will rank your site higher and move your site closer and closer to the top.
2)
INCREASED CONTACT WITH YOUR TARGET MARKET. Since visitors to the other
site are likely to be in the same Internet community as your buyers, you
will be reaching 3) INCREASED CREDIBILITY... AND SALES! A recommendation to visit your site from a webmaster they know and trust will go a long way towards establishing your credibility and making visitors more receptive to your offer. Once you find potential partners, phone or e-mail them to discuss how it would be in their (and their visitors') best interests to link with you. Make sure you are familiar with their site and their newsletter. Don't talk about your plans or ambitions but instead show them "what's in it for them." If you are wondering which companies you can form alliances with, all you need to do is consider which products and services your customers need both before and after they use your product or service. For example, let's say you sell wine online. Prior to making their selection, your buyers might want to learn about wines, so you could align yourself with sites that sell books and courses. Your visitors would also be interested in visiting wineries in places like the Napa Valley, so you may be able to swap hyperlinks with travel agencies that specialize in tours to wine growing regions. Each link you secure could send you new buyers for years to come. That's why it's really worth the effort to do your research and approach one webmaster at a time. QUICK TIP: In order to determine whether or not a particular site would make a good linking partner, you need to know how much traffic they're getting in comparison to other sites. To learn about a FREE TOOL that will give you this information for any site you choose, along with valuable contact information and a whole lot more, visit: #
STRATEGY #6 -- SECURE TOP-10 SEARCH ENGINE LISTINGS You have three choices when submitting your web site to these search engines: a) You can submit your web site to each of the search engines manually, one by one. b) You can hire a search engine consultant to design a search engine submission campaign for you. c) You can use special search engine submission software that will submit your site automatically. Of course, the search engines change their submission rules on a regular basis, and this means that before you decide how you're going to submit your site, you should educate yourself with the following 2 articles: 1) "Learn The How To's Of Getting Your Web Site Listed In The Search Engines... And Secure The Top 10 RankingYou Need" # 2) "Even More Tips For Getting A Top 10 Search Engine Ranking And The Secret For Keeping Your Competitors From Stealing Your Spot!" #
STRATEGY #7 -- WRITE FREE ARTICLES & eBOOKS Writing articles and eBooks will allow you to establish a reputation as an expert in your field, driving more visitors to your site when they click on the links in your bio and within your written material. Once you have written your articles, you can offer your words of wisdom to other webmasters at sites such as:
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